Topic summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Watchdog Reporting results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Halo Effect , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 36.8% saturation with 179 hits . Analysis detected 857 faulty-reasoning hits from 486 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 15,455 topics). This Watchdog Reporting is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Watchdog Reporting
Topic details
Total words: 486
Article count: 1
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0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.0% percentile 0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles486 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 36.8% 36.8% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 16.5% 16.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 11.3% 11.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 12.1% 12.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 17.9% 17.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 24.5% 24.5% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Topic 8.2% 8.2% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 36.8%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 24.5%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 16.5%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Indoctrination: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Anecdotal: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.2%, sitewide 3.3% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 4.6% Burden of Proof: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.4% Primacy Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.9% Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2% Loss Aversion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst